The air of a place is more important to us than the scenery. If we get both, the refined and tasteful sensibilities will be gratified, and our condition will be the more perfect, but if we must part with either and do with only one of these, the air of the place we dwell in will be far more important to our good and comfort than the scenery. So it is, not only with our converse with places, but with persons also. Their spirit will be of greater importance to us than their attainments. As brethren dwelling together, we find this continually. There is more real refreshment from the gracious, humble and fervent spirit of another than from any communications of intelligent ones who are not adorned and filled with that mind and spirit.
Adapted from J. G. Bellett